How can I upgrade this (£200)

Zephyz · 24 Dec 2011 at 18:02

I have £200 and I want to upgrade my computer and someone said I should get Hyper 212, another thing is my motherboard doesn't support CPU.

Should I? Buy a new motherboard, 4/8GB DDR3 RAM, new CPU and a very good GPU and hyper 212? Can I afford that on £200?

or should I get the best dual core CPU, I can get. 4GB DDR2 RAM, a very good GPU and hyper 212? Can I afford that on £200?

I want to be able to play all the top games.

Zephyz · 24 Dec 2011 at 18:13

Aw, god. The PSU - I think it's a budget one, it's not 80+. I'll have to end up buying a new computer.

Zephyz · 24 Dec 2011 at 18:14

drakioned said:
Well, what is your current computer, you haven't stated what you'd be wanting to be upgrading from.

My computer is in the image.

Zephyz · 24 Dec 2011 at 18:22

shadow_boxer said:
As above really, your whole system needs an overhaul to be honest and you need a bit more than £200.

I would get this lot first;

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i3-2100 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** MSI H61M-E33 Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £36.98
(£30.82) £36.98
(£30.82)
Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G) £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Sub Total : £166.63
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £35.33
Total : £211.96

Use the integrated graphics for the time being and in the meantime try to sell off what you can and put the funds towards a new graphics card. If you can get together about £80 then you could get something like a second hand 1GB GTX460 or a Radeon HD5850. Also what PSU do you have at the moment? Open the case and check the make and model of it. If it's a poor one you'll need to upgrade that too, (the Corsair CX430 is a decent one on a budget).

Ah, thanks. I brought this PSU very cheap as a temporary to my old PSU that broke due to a power cut earlier this week. It's non-branded.